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The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1887-12-22
sUPRHME COURT
Adjournment = of the Court for the Term
Commission of Appeals.
Special Telegram To The statesman.

Special Telegram To the Statesman.
TYLER, Dec mber 20 The supreme court trans
acted th following basiness tins mOrning:
Afifmed-Nealvs. Hamilt"n and wife, from
Navarro; Eva vs. Temnleton, from Tarrant;
Williams Va. State, from Harris.
Reversed an rem tud-d Morrison ct al, ys, In
sufaHce company of Nurh Americs, from Elh-; i;
Law Va. Milt ct al from Ellis; Buzard vs.
Jol K Bradfed, from Hopkins
All motions ruF temperance not disposed of
wer- transferred to the .lve=tun term of this
couTt.
The court also ad0pte the finding of the COM
m s5ion of ap eas, as follows:
X 'v-rse1 and remaudHd Boone ct AL Ns Hulsey
from Fannin; Gulf, Colorado and ~anta Fe Rail
way vs. IIedricE, from Mcclellan; Collins ct al.
vs. Kay al, from Wichita; Tay lOr ct al. vs. Lide
ct a., from Epstland.
Reversed and rendered for appellant Walker
W. Straute 1T a., from Limestone; Hnrd ct al vs.
Riv =, from eSar.
The following cases were transferred to Calves
ton: Phpnix Insurance Co, W. Willis 4 Bro.
from Lam nasas; IA vp-tOi, Harrisburg an Sau
Antonio Railway va.D W., from Maverick; X nn-v
ct al. We. Ma INV from Hill;
Railway vs PoiIdeXter ct al, tr IN Johnson; !;
yucA It al. vs BFOad etal from Lamar; G Ok Va.
Poilari et al, from Lamar Adams Va Houston
and Texas Cen raj, from Sesrvi le; Cassin We.
sesrville county from sesrville; Farmer We.
State, from TaTTan
Ther were al sixty cases transferred to the
Austin branch of this COur.
The comni si Of appeals adjourn yeste'-
day, and the sup eme court to day adjourned for
the term,
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1887-12-22
DOMESTIC.
Bic Snow Blockade in Pennsyl-
vania-GoverRor BodwelTs Flu
neral in Maine.
Railway Collision, and Fireman
Instantly Killed Sensational
Election at Richmond.

EAsToN, Pa, December 2l.--rhe snow storm
here 'Aturday nigh caused the greatest blockade
On he railroads eXn. rienc since 1872. BY 0
o'c ock tile Lehigh Valley oad was blocked W h
Trains from acton Ia ReddingtOn, All the labor.
ers on the road leween here and Mauchchunk
were working from midni he Saturday 10 % luck
Sunday night, shovelin snpw. The
snow was two feet deep on a level and
from thr~e to five deep in urits. G, al
trains were ocksd d on the Susquehanna
road between here and Allentown. III ee loco
motives, iodpled tOge her, sta ted from Hampton,
N to onen the Jersey Central Dad, but jumped
thr trncS after going few miles
Five coal tr6ius were sn iH-hound on the Belvl-
dere and De'awH road Several assenger trains,
eight freight trains, and twenty coal trains were
nlo ksd N the Aorri end hseeX road, between
Hackeltstown y j., and Washington, from sat
urdaY evening to Sunday on.
At Snmm-rville the snow was SIX feet deep, and,
AT Perth AmbOy, eight feet deap Drifts that were
fifteen feet deep on the roads are now open, but
the trains are behind tune The roofs of several
buildings Phi ipsburg were crushed by the
weight of the snow.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1887-12-22
THE KILRAIN-sMI FIGHT.
K ilraln's Friends and Backers Want the
Fight Finished.

New York December 20.--hi hard X. Fox this
morning sent the folIoning cablegram in regard
to tn Smi b KirHin fight:
"To Geo W. Atkins N Referee of the Kilraln-
Smith fight ana Edit sporting Life, Londnn:--
The fight mU bs flushed. Ii Smith refuses
shall claim belt of the worlds champion hip
and the stakes for Kllrain."
The following cahlegram was sent to his repre-
sentative, William Il Harding: "Draw won't do;
men must meet to hnish. If Smith refuses shall
aim belt of the wolId's cham iODship and stak
fer Kilrain. Am willing to back Jake against
John l.. Sn ivan, after this is settl,d, for from
5000 to 1O,0h, and the belt it,"
To these dispatches Mr.. Fox expects answers
tonight. he links SMITHS hacker are afraid to
put their money on him new, snca they have seen
the pu aishm-nt he received, hut whether smith
will agree TO finish the fight 10 un ertaiu.
Mr.. wou d rather ihe nen shuu meet
again and -ette matters, 40 that in the fight With
sullivan, KiIrain could ente the ri g with clear
title TO the worlds championship. A hat is TO
be fea ed now, Mr.. Fox eoye, Is that Sullivan Will
not fight. But l have stipulated that the fight
cha take place Ell her in Americt or Mexico.
II have done enough for Engl nd and rngi \
sporting men aud the prere, and 1t ID but right l
uuld now do some hing for 80 american press.
should there he an acceptance of the challenge TO
meet Kilrain, ehall slp pulate only that, in addi-
ton to the location the battle be fought within Blk
months. think JaNe can whip him."
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1887-12-22
The Half Price Boy.

That fall Mr. Wilkins sold his house and
tried boarding for the winter. And 1t would
have been very funny, if it had not been very
sad, to hear Mrs. Wilkins bargaining for
room and board for two, with a little child
thrown in.
He was very small eater she said, and
could easily be fed from her plate, and he
would wait and not require an extra scat al
table, and sleep on n sofa.in her room, so he
would be no tro bic to any one.
So he was included, like cat or parrot.
with their belongings, and hc said not word,
though he held his mothers hand, and read
her face with his great blue eyes while she
haggled about him. And she told his father
that Harley had outgrown his foolish baby
fashion Of asking questions,
But he thoughts Oh, deep in his littls
heart he thought, and thought over the com
plex mysteries of life.
One night he lay awake on tho sofa bed
and could not sleep. His head was hot and
felt twice its natural size. Pretty soon he
began to talk. His mother and father heard
him and said:
"He is dreaming"
But it was they who were dreaming. The
child was waking--waking in the morning
that has never noon or a night.
His mother heard his last few words with
an agony Of remorse that came too late.
"Please, dear God, let me in. havenr
any ticket nor money and l am y years old
and half price. Nobody wants me- There
isn't any place for a little boy without
money. II you'll just take me up there I
won't be in anybody's way--nnd pm-so-
tired-so tiredin
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1887-12-22
Not Exactly English, You Know.

An Englishman travelling on the continent
had hired smart servant, and on arriving at
an inn in Austria one evening, knowing well
the stringency of tho police regulations, he
called for the usual register Of travellers thnt
he might duly inscribe himself therein. His
servant replied that he had anticipated his
wishes, and had registered him in full form
as ian Englishman of independent prop
erty."
"But how have you put down my namei 1
have not told IL TO you"
81 can't exactly pronounce 1t, but copied
1t from monsieur's portmanteau."
"But it is not there. Bring me the book,n
What was his amazement at finding, In
stead of very plain English name Of tive
syllables, the following portentous entry Of
himself "Monsieur Warrantedsolidlcather.p
English paper.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1887-12-22
Prohibitionlst conference.

New YORK, December 2 The middle states
cQhfe ence uf prohibiiionists met to-day The
tendance was emal, but there WIS much enthuel.
ssn. About OneIhird of thuse present were
women. The states epres4nied were ohio, Penn
syvania, New Jersey and New Yo,k.
M (. Bias ON, on behalf of the prohibition bur au,
wec 'med the delegates He thought 1t was All
perfume um' to met, as encouraging reports
we . C ming in from all parts of the country.
among these were the dec sion by the United
States supreme ourt and the decision in Missouri
regardinl the cOnsiitutiUnality of prohibition.
Mr. Horace Nalee was elected chairman, aud the
del gates then began making five minute spec, her.
Mr. F. q. Frank read paper on ''tne prom blLiOn
Resources Of the four great central stRtes." He
asserted that the prohibitionists held Q balance
of power in New York, New Jersey and Ohio, an
in twelve counties of pennsylvania
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1887-12-22
URARGED WITH ARSON.
A Wealthy Merchant Accused Of a
Capital Crime.

Capital Crime.
Special Telegram to the Statesman.
Waco, December 20.--Mr. Joseph Levine, of
ths large iirm of dry goods merchants, was ar
rested h'rs to- ay, on a telegram from the eherin
OF Hill county, stating that he
vas nted for sreon, being an accom-
on The 9Th Mr Levine express d much surpri Q
AZ his arrest, and Immediately gave bo for his
appearance in Hil-bOro, ON demand. He stated
that knew nothing the d e. except that he e.
ceived telegram this morning from his brother
in-law and N 4nsger of The HileburO branch house,
Mr. Is, . French, that their store house and goods
hat been consumed by fire. Mr.. French
arrived or the sOuthbound Pacific train,
and was arrested on the same
charge. MC Levine was re arrested and both
we're taken tu llillsburO by de uty eherih. Mr.
Levine has done bu inpss here for ten yea 8, and
,h- trm of Levine B os is rated nv the CONNER
Sisl sgen les, at x750,00. The Lewines have an
envisble reputation for hon ety in the community,
and bueuees men do not think hey 'uld have
any ca Dicity In such crime.
4 n Injunction esued by Judge Nugert, re-
venting the sheriff from selling ne Lewis AT
zach -tOck OF gIOds. The alntlff5 in the case
claim iu their petition to Judge Nugent that the
ct the time OF the issuance, was not lsgally pei
forming the judicial functi0ns; also, that there
was conspiracy on the part OF Lewis, with IL b.
claHlin 4 Co, Leasing, olomon X senthal, and
Others to drfTaud the genuine creditors or lea. c
Le,,is: hat the amounts Of indehlednt ss claimed
by those parties is more than is justly due them,
and h ID stusk of goods has been lnventoIled
at 5000, VIXEN 8 real value is S80OOO. The
plHintRs ask that q receiver ha appointed.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1887-12-22
A Choice of Evils.

Omaha Dame cooking up from the paper)
Dear mel Horriblel
Husband-Ehl Another disasteri
"No. The paper says that colored barber
in Philadelphia became so enraged because
customer had not the money to pay for the
barbering he had done that he seized a razor
and cut the retreating man horribly about
the face and hands. The wounded mans
nose was nearly severed from his face"
"WelI, well The poor man wouldn't have
looked much worse if he had shaved him
self. ."--Omaha World.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1887-12-22
Two Scoundrels.

ST. LOUIE, December 2O-A bout IL o'clock last
SATURDAY night John Kelly and Earnest Jones at
teEnut..d to force an entrancs into the house of
Mrs Livingston, q respectable womGDi ut Flora,
nm. After being refused admission they em.shed
in window, snc While trying 70 ct IN thst Wy
The lady fired at fhem, wuunGing Kelly IN the
shonIder and Junes 10 the breast. The men then
broke down the door, rushed 10 die
armed Mrs. Liviu grtJD, and feiled Der 10
the floor by blows over the hrsd With her own
revolver. The men we're arrested yesterday, and
the town is greatly -xcied over the bod outrage,
Jones is the wilc scion Of Ne4lthy citizen, and
Kelly is leading resident OF the place, Bnd
prominent NJ asou aud church member.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1887-12-22
WACO WIRELINGS.

Eulolde OF Prominent Hebrew, from
Business Misfortunes
Special Telegram to the Statesman.
Waco, December 2o.-Mr Joseph Lyons, a promi-
nent Iebrew suicided this morning AZ his resi-
depce ON Washington avenue. An inquest over
his body drv loped the facts that he has been lately
very unfortunate in HE business speculatons, and
nv a subscription. lie announced his in
tention os committing suicide but wa
dissusdod by his family, but this morning at '3o
be was discovered in dying condition. ne
stai-s thai he had taken arsenc end life which
bad become weari-Ome to him. He leaves wife
and q lsr q family If chill ren. He has two
brothers 10 business here, and one In New York
Weslthy merchants.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1887-12-22
RAILWAY ColliRion.

ST LOUIS, December 20--A disastrous collision
occurred this morning near Newport, Ark, be-
tween the south bound passenger iraiu and north.
bound freight, on the Iron Mountain railroad
The fireman on the passenger train was instantly
killed, and Engineer Valentine seriously, perhaps,
fatally wounded. Roadmaster English was
severely injured. The baggage master and
express messenger were also hurt elighty, and the
pa 8 ngers all we'll shaken up, but none of them
injured hey Ond slight brui; les. The baggage and
express were overturned and took fire, but the
flames were soon eNtip uiehed. Both locomotives
and several fire. ght cars were practically demol-
i-hed. The ngineer and fireman Of the freight
train escaped injury by jumping
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1887-12-22
His Sorrow Explained.

"George, there is sadness and melan-
choly in your eyes tonight, and your cheeks
seem blanched as though with mortal
agony"
"Yes, Naomi, am far from being happy
"Conflde in me, my dearest. Let me share
your sorrow. Have the buifetings Of this
cruel world cast gloom over your soulf
"Well, not exactly, but you see these shoes
are new and they pinch like thunder. Lin
coin (Neb.) State Journal
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1887-12-22
Sent hack to China.

SAN FRANCIscu, December 2j.-Order we're
maze in the United otote- ciIcuit AID district
courts yest- day, Withdrawing writs of hab-ss
cor us in the cases over fifty Chinese women
who arrived here fecsDtly, AID remand NJ the
women to the CUSTODY of the Steamship company
to be taken back to [ hina The orders were made
at the rtqaesl of the consul for the women.
The WON are thUee who were retained by
order of collector of the port, on 'he ground that
thew were imported for immoral purposes, con
cerIing whom there has been considerable C m
trnversy between the cifcuit court and the custom
officials
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1887-12-22
Seeing the Show ut Home.

"John, l am afraid we can't 60 10 the
theatre any more" said a Chicago woman 20
her husband.
mo, Pm afraid we can't; money is getting
very tight"
"I shall miss 1t dreadfully"
$50 shall l."
"What shall we dor
~ have it. Well hang your big hat on the
back of baby's chair and sit and look at it."
Merchant Traveller.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1887-12-22
PETROLEUM PRODUCERS.
Reasons Why Pennsylvania Producers
Have Shut Down.

TTTUsvIILB, Pa, December %. The Herald says
tn Q morning that there 10 no longer any doubt
that The shut down N vement of the petroleum
success, as contemp plated, namely: for one year,
which began on November l. Several wealthy
producers, who held sloOt from II, have ut las
sIccumDed 40 the pressure of public opinion, a.
we'll their own interest," aud agreed to join. Pro-
fessional drill re- have nearly all been induced
to join, and agreed not TO do any. drill
ing whatever, and are TO be paid for
remaining idle out of funds provided by the Pro
ducprs' association. This will make every perHon
connecte W tn the production business interested
in the success Of the shut down. 1t is calculated
that ia cons quence of the movement,as well as on
account Of the exhaustion Of thi best white eand
territory the total reduction by the fret OF April
next will be but little, II any, over 5000 bar ele
per dav. The standard Oil conf any has joined
the producer. In this moven mt Ia order TO use up
tanke oil. UDon the whole, this Q NO doubt the
strongest and best organized commercial move
ment ever inaugurated
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1887-12-22

BOBBY (reading) PA, what Is the
meaning OF homo genusf' Father-"Let
me see; it means that Homer was a
genius" Bobby swell, who was HomerY"
Father (irascibly) -"DidR't / just tell you
that he was q genius~ Mother looming
to the old mau's assistance) --"Bobby, you
mustn't bother your father when ne is
reading his pa paper.n--Epoch.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1887-12-22
A Numerous Family.

Mrs. Smith to Mrs. Jones' Servant Girl
What do you wantl
Servant Girl-Mrs. Jones sends her re-
yards, and says would you be so kind as to
count your children and see IL You haven't
got one too many, as our Kitty hasn't come
home and school bas been out two holrs.--
From the German.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1887-12-22

SACRAMENTO, Cal, December 20.-Prominent
wool growers met here -dsy and sd pied resolu-
tion. ondemning any eff Jrt al the n oucti IN OF
tarlf on wool, urgug congress the lie, essity Of
retaining the pr sent rate of DUTY. Tue resolu.
tiOns set forth that he present rate should be
maintained on account of the depressed state of
the wool growing interests and the fact that
Australia, the principal competitor in American
wo markets, has for years been prohiOiing the
introduction into that country Of American Merino
sheep.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1887-12-22
Negotiating for q Dog.

Robinson-Thats fine dog you have,
Dumley. Do you want to sell hint
Dumley--I'll sell him for $50.
Robinson-Is he intelligent
Dumley with emphasis) sis)-Intelligenti Why
that dog knows as much as do.
Robinson-You don't say sol Well, IN
give you twenty-five cents for him, Dumisy.
New York Sun.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1887-12-22
A Freeze at the Hub.

Special Telegram to The etatesman
GALVESTON, December ~ --Tfis has been the
coldest day of the season. heavy nOrther has
blown necessarily, increasing as the night wore on
At IL O'CLOCK ths thermometer registered al de
grees, and still falling, with every indication OF
freeze before morning
Y he ateet kilograms from Washington to signal
officers here, say freezing weather will prevail
all over Texas Tonight and tomorrow.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1887-12-22
DANGEROUS TO STEAM HIPS.
An Immense Raft Drifts into the Track
of Ocean Steamers.

New YORK, December 2). he steam IT Miriam
d. which undertooK t, tpw a Dig raft from Jog
gIns, N. 5. TO New York, arrived at Whitrston-
this morning, without her raft in tow. She re-
ported that tue raft was lost Sunday during a
heavy storm Unless it 8 broken up, viii b is
deemed improbable, the huge aft is now floating
about IN the track of EurODean steamers, and pre-
senIing fUurt en- to eixtsen feet of its immense
solid bulk above the water. Even the slightest
collision with 1t would carry ruin to large steanr
The raft was coppUspd If q 200 lugs. and WAS 56O
feet long aud feet wide and IS feet hlIn IL was
shaped like cigar and was Wned by New York
ship builder. IL was bound tOge her with chains
and will hold tng ther long time. When last
seen 1t "a idy drifting oHt tO sea and into the
track of outgoing seam -rs. Shig captains are
much excited and insist that the huge mass must
be secured or blown up.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1887-12-22
" ths, rlsslSed hl.hNsymen. il the rack hottom

By ttr, masked hl,hvsymen, b it tue reek bottom
yes erdsy, ABOUT uU "a m, and made 80
d-ii,a. mai pOu b. The robbe cut open
the 30. 4 AMI .ounl hus one registered
package, which was from MerSe- T-XAs,
So !. Al en-, Ga den Va ev, Texas
10 Min ola ibis morn. ytn r-port The robbery 10 q
"eputF UU'ied S'a'ss ~ sr=hsl, Mr. Jarvis hos an
iies who the robbers sra, bat rsfu. @ express an
opinion. hsii Carrier Parish stys the rubtsrs
wore mssks IN their faces and hat two were
white msl and one ,,ss Negro
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1887-12-22

ALBUQUERQUE, December 2l-The startling an
nouncenient Is made here, and cnrroborated ny the
cbiet Of police, t! at the notorious bandit general
who has terrorized the state, of Sonora and
Sinaloa, In Old Mexico, has been arrested 10 Old
Albuquerque and locked up in the county jai An
attemp pt will be made to hold the prisoner under
the siringen de .dly weapon law Of this territory
ntil the Mexican authori les can be comnuni-
ted with. The chief Of po ice says there Is no
question as to the identity Of the prisoner.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1887-12-22
Fire at Hillsboro.
Special Telegram to the statesman.

HHLsB1Ro, December 20 AT o'clock this
murniuL n fire WAS dscuv red in the store of
Levine os., and sprea, rapidly TO the
stores l.. B. Brown and L. Brin, and the
Sturgis Nad nal b ,nk TIE total loes is .bO,I 10
diary origin and he jury finqu ct CHARGE joseph
Levine tn setliug the lock on fire. Levi WAS
u rested at Waco tonight.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1887-12-22
Imnortant Railroad Meeting.

ST. LOUIS, December 20 Representatives of the
America an-cOntinents TaIlrnads assembled at
the SoutherD hotel yesterday. The bjeci OF meet
continental lines TIE FL Paso and Mexican Re-
pub ic association are represented The meeting
will continue for several days.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1887-12-22
Riddlebereer's Successor.

States senator to succeed Riddleberger was taken
In the gerer | assembly to day, with the following
result: Senate John s. Barbour, %; Gen. VIM.
Malone, 10. HOuse-Barbour, 81; Malone, %.
The WAS only one absentee In the senate and four
In the house. The rmal announcement of Bar
bour's election will be made tomorrow in joint
session,
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1887-12-22
The Sunday Law.
Special Telegram % the Stltesmsn,

Special Telegram % the StLtesman,
F TT WORTH, December %. The first conviction
under prosecution for violaii of the Sundty law
occurred TO dav, and has caused great confusion in
tue ranks f the saloon Ike peIs Eisner, pro-
pretor of one of the largest saloons in the city,
was tired by a jury in Justice McAlli.ter's court
tn morning aud tou guilty of violating the
law on Sand ", the 4Dh instant, his punishment
being sessed a fine 0f so, the lowest under
the statute, The was appealed to the district
court
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1887-12-22
A Rich Legacy.

The general attorney Of tho Pullman
Sleeping Gar company, ex-Chief Justice
o. A. Lochrane, states that old DR.. Big
gers could leave no better Legacy than bic
Huckleberry Cordial for all bowel affec-
tioDs.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1887-12-22
Civil Service Examinaaons.

WASHINGTON, December 70. The civil service
ary II; Houston, Tex 8, Friday, February "a. Saa
Antonio, Texas, Monday, February 81. ApDlica-
tions and Gel tifcates from New Orleans muet be
flied at washington at least six daye before the ex
animation, and from HousE n and San Antonio ut
least ten DAYS before the examination.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1887-12-22
Robbed at the Depot.
SDecial TeleprAm To [

w
HoVsToN, Decembe 20.-Whie waiting to take
the train, a gentleman, giving his name as FL. p.
kim, of San Marcos was held up at the Centr :!
d-pot, tonight, by three meu nj ro bed If 70.
The ro berry was committed on the depot platform
some defiance from the building. The highway
men escaped in the darkness
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1887-12-22
Assignment.

Special Telegram to the statesman.
WINsB Ro, December 90 N. l.. Anderson,
hardware mer hant of this place, made an assign
m Mt last night Ihe benefit of his creditors, to
Charles Gorman ass gnee. The assets, including
b ,ok accounts and real estate, are about Sl1 5OO
liabilities about $4.500.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1887-12-22
LIGHT AND AIRY.
Hcr nnc Eennnsl.

Her One Request.
Priscilla Jane Matilda Jones
Walked in the avcnoo,
ShC wore a Scottish Shaggy dog,
And a costume OF dark b.ue.
Up "a her steppe0 burGaleer,
Skin Larry was his name,
Fork over them ere risgs, says he,
For that's my little game"
Priscilla tremhled o'er with fear:
The man he smelt Of grog;
"oh, take" she said, "my purse and all.
But spare, oh, spare my dog"
New York Morning Journal.